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host: where is president assad at the moment? caller: we seldom see him. occasionally he will make a public appearance. by and large, i think he is invisible. he is not highly visible for someone who was made such a determined effort to stay in power, despite what is happened to his country. occasionally he will give an interview to the foreign press or even the national press. he is more visible in posters at this point. host: the "l.a. times" bureau chief joining us here in washington. you can'm wondering if provide an update on what is happening in tripoli from your vantage point. caller: i just spent a couple of days up there. it is the second set of web and on. -- city of lebanon. sunni muslims car the prevalent population and prevalent rebel group. there's been periodic combat there between sunni gunmen and people who are part of the sect. the resident, a think, 14 or 15 people killed. -- there has been, i think, 14 or 15 people killed. the has been battles up there. it feels like a mirror image of syria right now. host: are u.s. intelligence officia
host: where is president assad at the moment? caller: we seldom see him. occasionally he will make a public appearance. by and large, i think he is invisible. he is not highly visible for someone who was made such a determined effort to stay in power, despite what is happened to his country. occasionally he will give an interview to the foreign press or even the national press. he is more visible in posters at this point. host: the "l.a. times" bureau chief joining us here in...
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i don't see that the assad regime. will likely use the chemical weapons against his people and how however when it comes to the jihadists attacking him. in the last moments you never know what can happen again you have this but it's important to mention a vital issue here there's you have this are even more dangerous if we got these chemical weapons in their head so if you are told that the assad regime may use this chemical weapons of possibility that the jihadist will use it again of their opponents will be much much more that you have this have no problem to be had people alive you deal with people like bin ladin and there are because of al qaida who have no hesitation to use any form of whip around to really control any place. religious believes and ideology. there's a very tasty pine baking away in asia but still a nice way to confound staff life and later in the program the energy hungry powerhouses india and china are struggling to share our resources with the drones already circling the lucrative. the stunning
i don't see that the assad regime. will likely use the chemical weapons against his people and how however when it comes to the jihadists attacking him. in the last moments you never know what can happen again you have this but it's important to mention a vital issue here there's you have this are even more dangerous if we got these chemical weapons in their head so if you are told that the assad regime may use this chemical weapons of possibility that the jihadist will use it again of their...
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united lost a rebel drawing president assad in dismissing washington's chemical weapons he is there's the media again while u.s. invasion fleet poised on syria's borders. around one step forward one step by just as the american senate's launches a cold war era long live it break it up or is it these are by no seven russian officials provoking a promise of a similar move. this is all she coming to live from moscow hello and welcome to the program along anticipated state address by egypt's president morsi has failed to silence the angry voices on the streets of cairo protesters claim his still ignores their key demands by evolving to push on with a referendum on an islamist led constitution more on that from cairo based reporter true now. president mohamed morsi basically stuck by his decisions he said in his speech he said this consulate curation which was very contentious very people described it as a power grab was essential basically in the transition period to democracy and very important protecting the constituent assembly which drafted the constitution to the we get to this point
united lost a rebel drawing president assad in dismissing washington's chemical weapons he is there's the media again while u.s. invasion fleet poised on syria's borders. around one step forward one step by just as the american senate's launches a cold war era long live it break it up or is it these are by no seven russian officials provoking a promise of a similar move. this is all she coming to live from moscow hello and welcome to the program along anticipated state address by egypt's...
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assad regime has resorted to using chemical weapons against their own people. if i said to say we are certainly planning to. take action if eventuality. we were to occur to american warships are already near the syrian coast with some ten thousand u.s. marines and dozens of fighter jets on board on top of that nato is sending american german and dutch batteries of patriot anti-aircraft missiles to turkey's border with syria meaning hundreds more u.s. and european troops will be deployed to the frontier nato says deploying patriot missiles along syria's borders is a defensive step to prevent syria from attacking turkey i don't think there's any requirement whatsoever for patriot batteries on the ground in turkey again the patriot missiles are designed to really protect primarily against incoming theater ballistic missiles or aircraft the syrians are not going to attack the turks the turks of the most powerful military establishment in the region the largest army in nato intervention in syria will be as bad if not worse than what we experienced in iraq the pentag
assad regime has resorted to using chemical weapons against their own people. if i said to say we are certainly planning to. take action if eventuality. we were to occur to american warships are already near the syrian coast with some ten thousand u.s. marines and dozens of fighter jets on board on top of that nato is sending american german and dutch batteries of patriot anti-aircraft missiles to turkey's border with syria meaning hundreds more u.s. and european troops will be deployed to the...
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military is making contingency plans should the syrian president bashar assad meet with the u.s. sources saying that they are aware that assad has received numerous asylum officers at the same time the united states has the quarter he deployed the u.s. eyes and. start strike group which went through the suez canal from the persian gulf over the weekend and we understand according to reports that it is making its way to the syrian coast and it has been throughout this week now what this does indicate this latest development is that the united states now stands ready for direct military intervention in the syrian conflict so that is what we're hearing from various sources and various commentators who have been following the story closely there is at the same time some evidence emerging that rebel fighters might be allegedly planning some kind of chemical attack on syrian president bashar assad's supporters there is a video that has been posted online on thursday now it does show what is thought to be a rebel fighter feeding a chemical weaponry to rabbits and within a minute those r
military is making contingency plans should the syrian president bashar assad meet with the u.s. sources saying that they are aware that assad has received numerous asylum officers at the same time the united states has the quarter he deployed the u.s. eyes and. start strike group which went through the suez canal from the persian gulf over the weekend and we understand according to reports that it is making its way to the syrian coast and it has been throughout this week now what this does...
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united add logs to rubble join present assad and dismissing washington's chemical weapons fears as nothing more than media games while u.s. invasion fetus is poised on syria's border. plus one step forward one step back and just as the americans senator slashes of cold war era nor limiting trade it approves a visa ban on surging russian officials provoking promise of a similar move from moscow. you know what you must go live for you know what you are to live for moscow rather with me to bomb would say we start off in egypt where the long and dissipated state address by egypt's president morsi has failed to silence the angry voices on the streets of cairo apologises claim he's still ignored big key demands by volume to push on with the reverend i'm on an islamist led constitution on that from cairo based reporter. president mohamed morsi basically stuck by his decisions he said in his speech he said this consulate curation which was very contentious very people described it as a power grab was essential basically in the transition period to democracy and very important protecting the consti
united add logs to rubble join present assad and dismissing washington's chemical weapons fears as nothing more than media games while u.s. invasion fetus is poised on syria's border. plus one step forward one step back and just as the americans senator slashes of cold war era nor limiting trade it approves a visa ban on surging russian officials provoking promise of a similar move from moscow. you know what you must go live for you know what you are to live for moscow rather with me to bomb...
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and while the world focuses on assad's chemical arms somewhere bones are cooking up and testing. online for the story about the path of alleged rebels against iran that's refused to do the same to some supporters. there's a fresh diplomatic spat between russia and the u. us after the american senate approved a travel ban on seven russian officials accused of human wise violations so it's caused anger and promises overnight for an eye response from moscow as a. the diplomatic row was sparked by a provision a controversial provision in u.s. passed legislation that essentially normalizes trade relations between the two countries dubbed as the magnitsky act after moscow attorney who tragically died in two thousand and nine. thirty the legislation seeks to name and shame russian officials allegedly involved in corruption and effect effectively forbids them from traveling to and investing in the united states now this move was met with a furious response here in moscow with the russian foreign ministry saying publicly that it is nothing quote but a vindictive desire to counter russia i
and while the world focuses on assad's chemical arms somewhere bones are cooking up and testing. online for the story about the path of alleged rebels against iran that's refused to do the same to some supporters. there's a fresh diplomatic spat between russia and the u. us after the american senate approved a travel ban on seven russian officials accused of human wise violations so it's caused anger and promises overnight for an eye response from moscow as a. the diplomatic row was sparked by...
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chief says there's no proof assad is preparing to use chemical weapons so why is the u.s. continually claiming it is. well this brings back memories from iraq nine years ago. and this regard i think the purpose of drumming up these allegations about syrians something or bundling the usage of of chemical weapons is either to justify a military and they're likely in syria or to justify arming the rebels with quantitatively but the weaponry especially. on the sides or things came to a political settlement to impose the presence of. one of those people who would be on the ground for all they come to the weapons stocks of syria which would be in the best of israel of course so whether things go in the direction of a direct military intervention or they go in the direction of stopping the shaman. supervision over the syrian military political supplement in both cases this media hype is meant to further the interests of us imperialism and zionism and the region but the u.s. is expected to recognize the syrian opposition is the sole legitimate voice solve the syrian people in the
chief says there's no proof assad is preparing to use chemical weapons so why is the u.s. continually claiming it is. well this brings back memories from iraq nine years ago. and this regard i think the purpose of drumming up these allegations about syrians something or bundling the usage of of chemical weapons is either to justify a military and they're likely in syria or to justify arming the rebels with quantitatively but the weaponry especially. on the sides or things came to a political...
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utterly stupid for assad to attack turkey in that way so why are we doing these things that look like they aren't connected to reality unless reality is we're preparing the ground to intervene in syria i think also that it would be again a backdoor as a war into iran which is the as you well know the real threat that we've been putting out there for years now and i think we're looking at syria and iran being a combination that we would then take on i think you're looking at a confrontation that's going to take at least a decade to settle and there are going to be too many victors at the end of that decade just losers. britain is heading towards five more years almost and it's the treasury chief insists that cutbacks will help the country struggling economy i've got to say also if the break to promise pledge is to liberate palestinian lands inch by inch no they saying israel refuses to abandon its settlements. a forty nine year old southern california man was thrown in president charles with possessing materials to make an explosive device all because of his rather unusual wristwatch d
utterly stupid for assad to attack turkey in that way so why are we doing these things that look like they aren't connected to reality unless reality is we're preparing the ground to intervene in syria i think also that it would be again a backdoor as a war into iran which is the as you well know the real threat that we've been putting out there for years now and i think we're looking at syria and iran being a combination that we would then take on i think you're looking at a confrontation...
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. >> i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command. the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable. >> president obama this week warned the president of syria, bashar al-assad not to use syria's chemical weapons against his own people. rebel syrians are waging an offensive against other syrians, largely assad's government forces. unnamed u.s. officials say that syria has even gone so far as to load the precursor ingredients of sarin, a deadly nerve gas, into the aerial bombs. whether this activity is to protect the chemicals from advancing rebel forces, or for assad to actually use them against rebel forces, is not clear. as secretary of state hillary clinton points out. >> our concerns are that an increasingly desperate assad regime might turn to chemical weapons or might lose control of them to one of the many groups that are now operating within syria. >> syria automatically
. >> i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command. the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable. >> president obama this week warned the president of syria, bashar al-assad not to use syria's chemical weapons against his own people. rebel syrians are waging an offensive against other syrians,...
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officials said intelligence agencies have detected that assad's government has been preparing its chemical weapons stockpiles what possible use the obama administration's message to syria the us is ready to act if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons there will be consequences and you will be held accountable there will be consequences. there will be consequences we have sent a unmistakable message that this would cross a red line next how does america the media quickly picked up on the alarming news of the syrian government's alleged plans citing secret intelligence for fox news confirms that syrian troops now have the deadly nerve agent sarin gas weaponized and at the ready the syrian government flatly denied the possibility saying it would not use such weapons against its people. we would not commit suicide we feel there's a conspiracy to provide a pretext for any subsequent interventions in syria by these countries they're doing creasing pressure on syria the syrian government sure knows that if they use chemical weapons it would give nato and some of their arab neighbors
officials said intelligence agencies have detected that assad's government has been preparing its chemical weapons stockpiles what possible use the obama administration's message to syria the us is ready to act if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons there will be consequences and you will be held accountable there will be consequences. there will be consequences we have sent a unmistakable message that this would cross a red line next how does america the media quickly picked up...
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military is making contingency plans should the syrian president bashar assad suddenly leave with the u.s. sources saying that they are aware that assad has received numerous asylum offers at the same time the united states has reportedly deployed the u.s. eisenhower start strike group which went through the suez canal from the persian gulf over the weekend and we understand according to reports that it is making its way to the syrian coast and it has been throughout this week now on board on eight fighter bomber squadrons of the seven at the same time there are eight thousand sailors airmen and marines and joins the u.s. i were german and really group which are really carries some two and a half thousand marines now what this does indicate this latest development is that the united states now stands ready for direct military intervention in the syrian conflict that is what we're hearing from various sources and various commentators who have been following the story. closely what it also indicates is that increasingly we are hearing from all quarters on the global community the idea t
military is making contingency plans should the syrian president bashar assad suddenly leave with the u.s. sources saying that they are aware that assad has received numerous asylum offers at the same time the united states has reportedly deployed the u.s. eisenhower start strike group which went through the suez canal from the persian gulf over the weekend and we understand according to reports that it is making its way to the syrian coast and it has been throughout this week now on board on...
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you know should president assad and his government fall from power the whole infrastructure of syria will collapse when a government falls from power in wartime everything collapses society collapses and in the events of that happen in then once again yes there's a very realistic possibility that the militants in syria could acquire chemical weapons and of course who would be responsible for that it would be those countries around the world in particular in the region turkey saudi arabia qatar and certain western countries that are doing absolutely everything they can at the moment to weaken the syrian government and this proof of chemical threat is that an excuse for military intervention. well of course the west's interest in the conflict in syria isn't guided by democracy all of lore. it's guided by west by geo strategic objectives if it was if it was if it was concerned by shimon rights and democracy and the west would not have such a close relationship ship to saudi arabia which arguably has the most repressive rigid system in the world but i think yes we should be on guard it c
you know should president assad and his government fall from power the whole infrastructure of syria will collapse when a government falls from power in wartime everything collapses society collapses and in the events of that happen in then once again yes there's a very realistic possibility that the militants in syria could acquire chemical weapons and of course who would be responsible for that it would be those countries around the world in particular in the region turkey saudi arabia qatar...
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utterly stupid for assad to attack turkey in that way so why are we doing these things that look like they aren't connected to reality unless reality is we're preparing the ground to intervene in syria i think also that it would be again a back door as a war into iran which is the as you well know the real threat that we've been putting out there for years now. and i think we're looking at syria and iran being a combination that we would then take on and you're talking about in my view a conflict that becomes regional and maybe even wider coming up british police are probing the death of a nurse later in the program we'll hear how the media hype could be behind her apparent suicide after she answered a prank call about the new pregnant duchess of cambridge also reporting two of the break that have massive deliberate palestinian lands inch by inch as israel refuses to abandon those settlement construction plans. i never thought i could earn a living this way. and i tell you a show of ours and she test small arms so that's what i was to machine building plant sourced talent of all the w
utterly stupid for assad to attack turkey in that way so why are we doing these things that look like they aren't connected to reality unless reality is we're preparing the ground to intervene in syria i think also that it would be again a back door as a war into iran which is the as you well know the real threat that we've been putting out there for years now. and i think we're looking at syria and iran being a combination that we would then take on and you're talking about in my view a...
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command which they hope will unite diverse groups in the western backed struggle against president assad this past week the international community again voiced fears that the syrian government could deploy chemical weapons to defeat opposition fighters something damascus denies kind of that you can look at whether the chemical arsenal is a real threat or a pretext for intervention. u.s. officials said intelligence agencies have detected that assad's government has been preparing its chemical weapons stockpiles for possible use the obama administration's message to syria the u.s. is ready to act if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons there will be consequences and you will be held accountable there will be consequences. there will be consequences we have sent a unmistakable message that this would cross a red line how does america the media quickly picked up on the alarming news of the syrian government's alleged plans citing secret intelligence for fox news confirms that syrian troops now have the deadly nerve agent sarin gas weaponized and at the ready the syrian governm
command which they hope will unite diverse groups in the western backed struggle against president assad this past week the international community again voiced fears that the syrian government could deploy chemical weapons to defeat opposition fighters something damascus denies kind of that you can look at whether the chemical arsenal is a real threat or a pretext for intervention. u.s. officials said intelligence agencies have detected that assad's government has been preparing its chemical...
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utterly stupid for assad to attack turkey in that way so why are we doing these things that look like they aren't connected to reality unless reality is we're preparing the ground to intervene in syria i think also that it would be again a back door as a war into iran which is the as you well know the real threat that we've been putting out there for years now and i. we're looking at syria and iran be a combination that we would then take on and you're talking about in my view a conflict that becomes regional and maybe even wider. british police are probing the death of a nurse to hear how the media hype behind their son's suicide into the whole you just. saw off the break a mask that used to liberate palestinian that inch by inch israel refuses to abandon its settlement construction. which issues do just what their name implies they get between people and drive them apart like a wage and these issues seem to always take the forefront in the media things like abortion gun rights marijuana legalization and the weather well the weather isn't really a wedge issue but people sure talk abo
utterly stupid for assad to attack turkey in that way so why are we doing these things that look like they aren't connected to reality unless reality is we're preparing the ground to intervene in syria i think also that it would be again a back door as a war into iran which is the as you well know the real threat that we've been putting out there for years now and i. we're looking at syria and iran be a combination that we would then take on and you're talking about in my view a conflict that...
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rebel groups are uniting on that one military command latest western supported effort to topple the assad regime but he spoke to a political activist who says fighters could stage a chemical attack to discredit the guy whose opinion away from military intervention. the danger is that the west is aware of such materials in syria at the same time it's going to be used against the syrian government as a pretext for intervention united states has recently started listing parts of the syrian armed opposition all of the armed opposition in syria as terrorist organizations that say something that is probably aware of that part of the of the armed opposition in syria and probably they seem most powerful part of the armed opposition who are the no surprise probably aren't possession of sir such materials and probably are planning to use them. britain says e.u. foreign ministers are going to discuss israel's recent decision to build more settlements in the palestinian territories is expected at the meeting later on monday will condemn the occupation this comes as they have asked leadership in gaza
rebel groups are uniting on that one military command latest western supported effort to topple the assad regime but he spoke to a political activist who says fighters could stage a chemical attack to discredit the guy whose opinion away from military intervention. the danger is that the west is aware of such materials in syria at the same time it's going to be used against the syrian government as a pretext for intervention united states has recently started listing parts of the syrian armed...
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they publicly denied that assad would use weapons on his own people. raising the question with his departure has the assad policy changed? bret? >> connor powell in the middle east newsroom. thanks. more on this with the panel. now a standoff of a different type. back at home. the fiscal kind. house republicans leaders calling this a bold counteroffer. that presents a fair, middle ground. the white house is saying it has nothing new with no details. it is a republican compromise solution to the impending fiscal cliff. spending cut and tax increases that both sides mean would mean recession. after what both sides called a frustrating weekend. today's development don't appear to break a log jam. not yet. ed henry begins our coverage. >> reporter: good evening. they are saying the plan is ridiculous, so much so they will not offer counterproposal to the g.o.p. counterproposal and say tonight unless speaker boehner gives in on raising taxes on the rich, the president is ready to go off the cliff. >> right now i'd say we are nowhere, period. nowhere. >> joh
they publicly denied that assad would use weapons on his own people. raising the question with his departure has the assad policy changed? bret? >> connor powell in the middle east newsroom. thanks. more on this with the panel. now a standoff of a different type. back at home. the fiscal kind. house republicans leaders calling this a bold counteroffer. that presents a fair, middle ground. the white house is saying it has nothing new with no details. it is a republican compromise solution...
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hands of militants this comes after a video appeared last week of an alleged rebel fighter threatening assad loyalists with chemical weapons the source of that video is unconfirmed meanwhile activists say forty five people were killed in the country on sunday with the battles raging in the capital damascus as well as in aleppo rebel groups are also united under one of military command in the latest western backed effort to topple the assad regime political activist abdullah thinks rebel militias could stage a chemical attack to discredit the government and pave the way for military intervention. the danger is that the west is aware of such materials in syria but at the same time it's going to be used against the syrian government as a pretext for intervention united states has recently. started listing us of the syrian on the opposition all of the armed opposition in syria as terrorists organizations that say something that is probably aware that part of the of the armed opposition in syria and probably they seem most powerful of the position of the nasr front and probably are possession of
hands of militants this comes after a video appeared last week of an alleged rebel fighter threatening assad loyalists with chemical weapons the source of that video is unconfirmed meanwhile activists say forty five people were killed in the country on sunday with the battles raging in the capital damascus as well as in aleppo rebel groups are also united under one of military command in the latest western backed effort to topple the assad regime political activist abdullah thinks rebel...
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hands of militants this comes as a video appeared last week of an alleged rebel fighter threatening assad loyalists with chemical weapons meanwhile activists say forty five people were killed in the country on sunday with battles raging in the capital damascus and in aleppo groups are also uniting under one military command in the latest western backed efforts to topple the assad regime political activist thinks the west is preparing for military intervention. united states has recently started listing the syrian on the opposition all of the armed opposition in syria as terrorist organizations say something that is. probably aware that. the the armed opposition in syria and probably the scene most powerful of the position of the new sort of front probably aren't possession of so such materials and probably are planning to use that the west is aware of such materials in syria but at the same time it's going to be used against the syrian government as a pretext for intervention this is a scenario where the. north korea is likely to launch a rocket it claims is carrying a scientific satellit
hands of militants this comes as a video appeared last week of an alleged rebel fighter threatening assad loyalists with chemical weapons meanwhile activists say forty five people were killed in the country on sunday with battles raging in the capital damascus and in aleppo groups are also uniting under one military command in the latest western backed efforts to topple the assad regime political activist thinks the west is preparing for military intervention. united states has recently started...
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assad has vowed to fight to the death. >> pelley: margaret, thank you. when the syrian people first rose up it looked like a mismatch. they had rifles against one of the largest armies in the region. syrian towns have been turned into rubble, and the rebels are in the suburbs of the capital damascus now. it is rare for reporters to reach the war zone, but elizabeth palmer managed to get to the dictatorship's main military hospital to look at the damage being inflicted on assad's army. >> reporter: the tishereen it hospital morgue in northern damascus now receives between 20 and 50 bodies every day. most of them are soldiers. though some civilians do end up here, too. the man in the coffin is adnan said a civil servant who was 30 years old. outside, his mother and brother have just learned that he was killed by a sniper on his way to work. in the hospital's intensive care unit the men can't speak, but their injuries do. inflicted by rocket-propelled gre neighbors bombes, and automatic riflees, they show the anti-regime fighters have, for the most part sim
assad has vowed to fight to the death. >> pelley: margaret, thank you. when the syrian people first rose up it looked like a mismatch. they had rifles against one of the largest armies in the region. syrian towns have been turned into rubble, and the rebels are in the suburbs of the capital damascus now. it is rare for reporters to reach the war zone, but elizabeth palmer managed to get to the dictatorship's main military hospital to look at the damage being inflicted on assad's army....
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if anything, i think assad may be a prisoner of his security establishment. i don't think he will be pushed aside by his aides. >> when do the nato forces and nato troops come in? it has to happen. >> i don't think they're going to go in on the ground. i think we're going to see patriot missiles in turkey. we may see other help, intelligence assistance for the rebels. we're not going to see nato troops on the ground. >> it's going to be an interesting few weeks, i think. >>> let's move quickly to egypt. a lot of difficult scenarios there developing, with president morsi, apparently, showing a few traits of mubarak, with the executive orders he's giving himself. did he need to do this? and what is the fallout going to be here? the big protests all through cairo are the eruptions in egypt. >> he blew it. first of all, the grab for power from the judges. he compounded that today, by allowing his people, the muslim brotherhood to go out and crack heads. several people appear to have been killed. he's made things worse for himself. but that said, this is the first
if anything, i think assad may be a prisoner of his security establishment. i don't think he will be pushed aside by his aides. >> when do the nato forces and nato troops come in? it has to happen. >> i don't think they're going to go in on the ground. i think we're going to see patriot missiles in turkey. we may see other help, intelligence assistance for the rebels. we're not going to see nato troops on the ground. >> it's going to be an interesting few weeks, i think....
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it's if assad uses them against his own people, israel's line is if assad were to lose control or give the weapons to extremists, which raises the question, how big a presence do jihadist and those allied to al-qaeda play in the rebels who oppose and fide assad and syria? >> we support the president's red line as well. the prime minister supports the red lines in syria. the jihady presence is big and getting bigger. the longer the conflict goes, the bigger it will get. >> do you worry about the possibility of losing assad but get a situation where you have al-qaeda factions running part of syria? >> we've long advocated for bashar al-assad departure. we came to the administration years ago and said bashar al-assad is too reckless. his father was -- he was reckless but predictable. his son is reckless and irresponsible and ruthless and provided 70,000 rockets. tens of thousands of rockets to terrorists everywhere. he tried to create a military nuclear facility secretly. he had to go. he was a loose cannon through the region and danger to the entire region. if he goes now, we would view
it's if assad uses them against his own people, israel's line is if assad were to lose control or give the weapons to extremists, which raises the question, how big a presence do jihadist and those allied to al-qaeda play in the rebels who oppose and fide assad and syria? >> we support the president's red line as well. the prime minister supports the red lines in syria. the jihady presence is big and getting bigger. the longer the conflict goes, the bigger it will get. >> do you...
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meanwhile rebel groups are united on the one but it can command the latest western support to topple the assad party spoke to a political activist who says fighters could stage a chemical attack discredit the government and his opinion pave the way for military intervention. and the danger is that the west is aware of such materials in syria but at the same time it's going to be used against the syrian government as a pretext for intervention united states has recently started listing parts of the syrian armed opposition all of the armed opposition in syria as terrorist organizations that say something that is probably aware of that part of the of the armed opposition in syria and probably they it seemed most powerful part of the armed opposition who are do you know sir front probably aren't possession of so such materials and probably are planning to use them. well despite a suspected technical delay north korea is this month expected to launch a rocket which it says is carrying a new scientific satellite that's according to a south korean newspaper reports like images suggests a new componen
meanwhile rebel groups are united on the one but it can command the latest western support to topple the assad party spoke to a political activist who says fighters could stage a chemical attack discredit the government and his opinion pave the way for military intervention. and the danger is that the west is aware of such materials in syria but at the same time it's going to be used against the syrian government as a pretext for intervention united states has recently started listing parts of...
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damascus and aleppo rebel groups are also uniting under one military command in an effort to topple the assad regime we spoke to one political activist who says rebel militias could stage a chemical attack to discredit the government and then his opinion pave the way for military intervention. the danger is that the west is aware of such materials in syria but at the same time it's going to be used against the syrian government as a pretext for intervention united states has recently started listing all the syrian on the opposition all of the on position in syria as terrorist organizations that say something but probably aware that. the the armful of position in syria and probably the most powerful focus be on the position of the mr prong probably are the recession officers such materials and probably are planning to use them. north korea's expected to launch a rocket that it says is carrying a scientific satellite later this month despite a suspected technical delay and that's according to a south korean newspaper that reports based on satellite images suggest that a new component is being m
damascus and aleppo rebel groups are also uniting under one military command in an effort to topple the assad regime we spoke to one political activist who says rebel militias could stage a chemical attack to discredit the government and then his opinion pave the way for military intervention. the danger is that the west is aware of such materials in syria but at the same time it's going to be used against the syrian government as a pretext for intervention united states has recently started...
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why are they siding with assad with this? >> the russians are siding with assad. they are trying to create the friendship. they are still trying to create a balance against the united states. it's like who is siding with who at this point. they have a vested interest in the middle east. that's why they are working with him and also let's remember the iranians and russians are working together. they have a relationship. they want to assist us because assad is working with the iranians he is an ally of the iranians and he is defending that philosophy. >> walid if assad gets to the point where he either takes asylum or let's assume he uses the chemical weapons what will happen then. >> first of all depending on the scenario he may use that weapon if he is pushed to as we jewsed ea -- discussed earlier. if he is in damascus and they come to get him he may use it so he can exit and go to the western part of assyria. there's another scenario that may be of great concern. if he and the iranians are coordinating aattack in our interest as a region in a whole to stop the n
why are they siding with assad with this? >> the russians are siding with assad. they are trying to create the friendship. they are still trying to create a balance against the united states. it's like who is siding with who at this point. they have a vested interest in the middle east. that's why they are working with him and also let's remember the iranians and russians are working together. they have a relationship. they want to assist us because assad is working with the iranians he...
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and it looks like russia's stedfast support for assad could be nearing its end. the influential russian lawmaker who is tight with vladimir putin said, quote, we have shared and do share the opinion that the existing government in syria should carry out its functions, but time has shown its task is beyond its strength. back in washington, a spokesman for secretary clinton warned of the perils that the syrian people would confront even in a post assad era. >> we know these groups, al-qaeda and others, troy to take advantage of the environment assad has fostered over the last year or so. it is important that they -- that the syrian people get a government out of all of this that is representative of their desires and as separations. they -- aspirations. they don't want to trade one for the other. >> that has been a concern for u.s. policy makers in all of these mideast countries affected by the arab spring. >> what secretary clinton and most others are hoping is president assad will step down. any indication that might happen? >> judging on the pro nuns ments of hi
and it looks like russia's stedfast support for assad could be nearing its end. the influential russian lawmaker who is tight with vladimir putin said, quote, we have shared and do share the opinion that the existing government in syria should carry out its functions, but time has shown its task is beyond its strength. back in washington, a spokesman for secretary clinton warned of the perils that the syrian people would confront even in a post assad era. >> we know these groups, al-qaeda...
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grave concern that president assad may consider chemical weapons. >> the gunfire has shown why they're asking for no. this time it was some of the wounded who crossed into turkey but artillery and mortar rounds have landed here, killing civilians. this is what nato hopes will deter an increasingly desperate regime. patriot missiles with sophisticated radar that can shoot down any incoming missiles and planes, locking onto a target in seconds with a range of more than 60 miles. nato foreign ministers approved sending the missiles to turkey with the u.s., the netherlands, and germany providing the weapons but the alliance stressed the move was defensive. >> the deployment of patriot missiles will serve as an effective deterrent and that way, diaz with the situation along the syrian-turkish border. >> russia is the one fly in the right man. the foreign minister said he would not block the move. a sign an old ally may be losing patience with president assaad. they hope deploying missiles will help stabilize tensions but the bigger concern is what is happening inside syria itself. specifica
grave concern that president assad may consider chemical weapons. >> the gunfire has shown why they're asking for no. this time it was some of the wounded who crossed into turkey but artillery and mortar rounds have landed here, killing civilians. this is what nato hopes will deter an increasingly desperate regime. patriot missiles with sophisticated radar that can shoot down any incoming missiles and planes, locking onto a target in seconds with a range of more than 60 miles. nato...
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twenty therefore if bashar al assad leaves power. in syria then for a part. in fact fight one another at the end of the day is going to be the syrians. who are going to decide not britain france the united states now currently items such as body armor and night vision goggles a caught up in that arms embargo and say the amendment would allow items like that to be supply of course throughout the conflict in syria we see in an increasingly fragmented opposition and say there is a lot of concern that the supply of any weaponry kidwell end up in the wrong hands nonetheless person will be pushing ahead this week thinking that amendment. u.s. is steadily approaching the fiscal cliff. do you know the fiscal cliff. do you think a lot of americans do you think most people are worried i think they are and i think that if i nor dildo buy nothing's really going to change because the economy think that he might think it'll change i just don't they're going to think about it. president asks if americans are prepared to say that's ahead. plus the russian city of sochi is ge
twenty therefore if bashar al assad leaves power. in syria then for a part. in fact fight one another at the end of the day is going to be the syrians. who are going to decide not britain france the united states now currently items such as body armor and night vision goggles a caught up in that arms embargo and say the amendment would allow items like that to be supply of course throughout the conflict in syria we see in an increasingly fragmented opposition and say there is a lot of concern...